Some recent emotional expressions from Will: 'I’m happy mommy.' 'I cried about you.' 'That feels better!' 'I'm not sad anymore.'
He totally 'gets it' when we have at home conversations and what to share at school. Like we can giggle about potty talk and boobies v. bloobies, but he never talks about it in front of anyone else. Awesome.
He really wants to take care of Rocky. "I want to take care of Rocky. Give him meds and keep him happy. Let's take him to the doctor."
Dies over skiing, biking, and skateboarding, which he calls fakeboarding, cause he isn't so good with his sk's.
When we get ready to go on a trip he LOVES to pack and pull around his own suitcase. Sooo great!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
fireworks
driving away from school today, i am laying out our evening. it is the amazing Steamboat Olympic sendoff party - block off main street, athletes, tv crews, music, fireworks. 'Will, we are going to see some fireworks!' 'Fireworks on Debbi's Boobies!' he said. wow. yes, deb wore a shirt on new years with fireworks on it. LOL
left and right
sooo, he knows his left and right. he knows you go left at the end of the road to get to the playground and then the trash truck always turns right. sooo, we were across town the other day and I said 'we are turningnnggggnnggg...??' he yelled 'LEFT!' and that's right. been quizzing him to make sure it isn't a fluke.
he also counted to ten for me today. down the stairs - he counted each one. annnddd, matt and i were talking and we were thinking how rad it would be to have a math themed birthday party for will next year! HA! Insane! Give out calculators and do numbers stuff, etc. LOL. so nerdy.
he also counted to ten for me today. down the stairs - he counted each one. annnddd, matt and i were talking and we were thinking how rad it would be to have a math themed birthday party for will next year! HA! Insane! Give out calculators and do numbers stuff, etc. LOL. so nerdy.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Pool
Took a bit of time off from writing for the holidays. playing catch up, but the below story prompted me to write again, as this one had me in absolute shock.
Last night, Alex, Will, Matt and I decided to go out to dinner downtown. This was AFTER we picked up Will's pair of season ski rentals in town. He is dying over the boots and can't wait to ski. anyway...
we went into the kinda lurky Old Town Pub. Sat down and all was well. Getting comfy and I spotted a pool table across the room. Something popped to mind and I said 'Hey, Will, do you know what that is? A POOL TABLE. With the green top and all the balls?' He looked over and studied it for a bit.
I next said 'do you ever remember seeing one of those before?' (i then whispered to matt and al that i would die if he got it.)
about 8 seconds of studying, silence went by. I had my arm around him and he looked at me and said, as if it JUST came slamming into focus, 'With Shai!'
Yup, the only time in his life he has ever seen or been near a pool table was 3 months ago in Cambodia. We went into the FCC (Foreign Correspondants Club - yes, as seen in the Amazing Race, months later) and got drinks. The 6 of us were literally there for 30 minutes and the boys messed around with the balls on the pool table for 10 minutes.
I am still kinda shaking my head at that one. jaw agape. so proud of this kid. i screamed and hugged him when he said it.
Last night, Alex, Will, Matt and I decided to go out to dinner downtown. This was AFTER we picked up Will's pair of season ski rentals in town. He is dying over the boots and can't wait to ski. anyway...
we went into the kinda lurky Old Town Pub. Sat down and all was well. Getting comfy and I spotted a pool table across the room. Something popped to mind and I said 'Hey, Will, do you know what that is? A POOL TABLE. With the green top and all the balls?' He looked over and studied it for a bit.
I next said 'do you ever remember seeing one of those before?' (i then whispered to matt and al that i would die if he got it.)
about 8 seconds of studying, silence went by. I had my arm around him and he looked at me and said, as if it JUST came slamming into focus, 'With Shai!'
Yup, the only time in his life he has ever seen or been near a pool table was 3 months ago in Cambodia. We went into the FCC (Foreign Correspondants Club - yes, as seen in the Amazing Race, months later) and got drinks. The 6 of us were literally there for 30 minutes and the boys messed around with the balls on the pool table for 10 minutes.
I am still kinda shaking my head at that one. jaw agape. so proud of this kid. i screamed and hugged him when he said it.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Fasterfaster
Driving home from school yesterday in 'Will's lit-tel (that's how he says little) silver carrrr.' - i.e. the Matrix.
Came to a stop light and a long line in front of us. Will was eager to get home, I suppose and said 'GoGoGoGo'. I said 'Ohhh, we can't go until the light turns green and everyone in front of us goes.'
He looked down and then up and said 'drive on the sidewalk, Mama!'
I didn't teach him sidewalk and I don't think matt did either. wow.
Came to a stop light and a long line in front of us. Will was eager to get home, I suppose and said 'GoGoGoGo'. I said 'Ohhh, we can't go until the light turns green and everyone in front of us goes.'
He looked down and then up and said 'drive on the sidewalk, Mama!'
I didn't teach him sidewalk and I don't think matt did either. wow.
Monday, December 14, 2009
French
Told dad and matt, but the phone rang yesterday afternoon as we were having lunch. The house phone, which only family calls on, basically. Will yelled ‘I get it! I get it!’ and runs over to get it. I said ‘awesome, you get it!’
He picks up and says (without prompting) ‘hello’?! I heard a wonderful woman’s voice on the other end…and realized it was Isabelle Miard. I said ‘Will, it’s Mamian…Sophie’s mom in France!’ His eyes lit up and he just listened to her beautiful French. I said ‘Will, how do you say Moon in French?’ (he is still holding the phone) ‘LA LUNE!!!’ I hear Isabelle on the other end say ‘Bravo Will!!’ Then I said ‘What do we say before we eat?’ ‘Bon Appetit!’ he yells, with a silly inflection at the end. She was DYING.
He then decided he was done with talking and handed the phone off to me…anxious to run off and play with his baseballs.
Awesome.
He picks up and says (without prompting) ‘hello’?! I heard a wonderful woman’s voice on the other end…and realized it was Isabelle Miard. I said ‘Will, it’s Mamian…Sophie’s mom in France!’ His eyes lit up and he just listened to her beautiful French. I said ‘Will, how do you say Moon in French?’ (he is still holding the phone) ‘LA LUNE!!!’ I hear Isabelle on the other end say ‘Bravo Will!!’ Then I said ‘What do we say before we eat?’ ‘Bon Appetit!’ he yells, with a silly inflection at the end. She was DYING.
He then decided he was done with talking and handed the phone off to me…anxious to run off and play with his baseballs.
Awesome.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Magnifying Glass
Grandpa Bill got Will a magnifying glass, so will walks around the house 'making things big'. It is hilarious.
Halloween Scene
They shut down Main St. Steamboat and it is filled with trick or treaters and great families.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Rapping
Of course Matt taught Will how to rap. Pbbh-pbu-chhh, pb-b-chh. And then, every once in a while, he throws in a 'BREAK IT DOWNNN' or a 'YO YO YOOOO'. He even puts his hand in front of his mouth. Pretty amazing to watch.
So, the days after Halloween, Will really had candy on the brain. So, we got in the car the next week and there were some candy wrappers from the festivities. I hear from the backseat 'Em-in-em-uhhhs!', will's word for his fave, M&M's. I peek back and see it is an empty wrapper.
"No, Honey, that is just a wrapper."
to which he responds by...you guessed it, rapping. 'BREAK IT DOWN!!' pbbuu, pbchhhh.
So, the days after Halloween, Will really had candy on the brain. So, we got in the car the next week and there were some candy wrappers from the festivities. I hear from the backseat 'Em-in-em-uhhhs!', will's word for his fave, M&M's. I peek back and see it is an empty wrapper.
"No, Honey, that is just a wrapper."
to which he responds by...you guessed it, rapping. 'BREAK IT DOWN!!' pbbuu, pbchhhh.
boo boo buddy
Nana Niki got this for us/will many moons ago and we never really thought we would use it. a Boo Boo Buddy. The blue doggie. well, it is now officially the greatest thing in the house. Any TINY remote bump or fall or injury of ANY sort...will starts to crinkle up his face and just as quickly as he does that, he cries out BOOBOOBUDDDIIIEEEE! to which we retrieve it from the freezer, place it on the injury and the crying stops and we move on. It even works if he bonks and I ask if he is OK? 'OK Will? Boo Boo Buddy?' YEAAAHHHHHHH, he cries.
I LOVE YOUUUU
called EVERYONE last night because Will now says I Love Youuuuu! Lisa died: I love you (deep breath) Leessaaaaa. Niki was crying: I love you (niiii-keeee). Debs was beside herself and Jenny wanted it on tape to play over and over again.
potty v2
sooo, we (will and I) have a little routine now. every morn, get up, get nudey (will) and cleaned up. then head to the potty. we both sit on our potties and read magazines and look at pictures, while we try and go peepee. he has peeped now twice on the potty! kinda fun just to get it all started. same routine at nighttime!
oh, and then he hops off and runs around the house yelling 'NUDEY BOOOYYY!!!!'
oh, and then he hops off and runs around the house yelling 'NUDEY BOOOYYY!!!!'
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